Police: Woman tried to push Ulster deputy down flight of stairs

COTTEKILL — A Cottekill woman is facing felony charges for trying to push an Ulster County Sheriff's deputy down a flight of steps Saturday night, police said.

Frances Paterno, 38, was charged with felony assault and several misdemeanors, said the Ulster County Sheriff's Office.

At about 7 p.m., deputies responded to a report of a fight in the hallway of an apartment complex at 168 Cottekill Road. When they arrived, deputies separated the two sides and began interviewing them.

During the interview, Paterno tried to push a deputy down the steps then punched them, police said.

Paterno was arraigned in Rosendale Town Court and sent to Ulster County Jail on $1,000 bail or $3,500 bond. She's due back in court Tuesday.